[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4372 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4372

To require the President to make publicly available an annual report on 
     the use of targeted lethal force by remotely-piloted aircraft.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 2, 2014

 Mr. Schiff (for himself and Mr. Jones) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent 
  Select), and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the President to make publicly available an annual report on 
     the use of targeted lethal force by remotely-piloted aircraft.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Targeted Lethal Force Transparency 
Act''.

SEC. 2. UNCLASSIFIED ANNUAL REPORT ON THE USE OF TARGETED LETHAL FORCE 
              BY REMOTELY-PILOTED AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Requirement for Annual Report.--For each calendar year, the 
President shall prepare and make public an annual report on the use of 
targeted lethal force by remotely-piloted aircraft. Except as provided 
under subsections (b) and (c), each such report shall include each of 
the following for the year covered by the report:
            (1) The total number of combatants killed or injured during 
        the year by the use of targeted lethal force outside the United 
        States by remotely-piloted aircraft.
            (2) The total number of civilians killed or injured during 
        the year by the use of targeted lethal force outside the United 
        States by remotely-piloted aircraft.
            (3) The total number of persons killed or injured during 
        the year by the use of targeted lethal force outside the United 
        States by remotely-piloted aircraft who are not included in the 
        totals reported under paragraph (1) or (2).
            (4) The definitions of the terms ``combatant'' and 
        ``civilian'' used for purposes of such report.
    (b) Exception.--A report required by subsection (a) shall not 
include--
            (1) any use of targeted lethal force in Afghanistan prior 
        to the end of combat operations by the United States; or
            (2) any use of targeted lethal force in a foreign country 
        described by a future declaration of war or authorization for 
        the use of military force.
    (c) First Report.--The first report submitted under subsection (a) 
after the date of the enactment of this Act shall include the 
information described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of such subsection 
for the six calendar years preceding the calendar year during which the 
report is submitted.
    (d) Targeted Lethal Force Defined.--In this section, the term 
``targeted lethal force'' means the act of directing lethal force at a 
particular person or group with the specific intent of killing those 
persons.
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